DRM controls the amount of IP that is available in the market, because without it - information can be copied freely. I would call this artificial scarcity - s

DRM controls the amount of IP that is available in the market, because without it - information can be copied freely. I would call this artificial scarcity - simply because it artificially makes a resource more scarce .. but perhaps here we have monopolies controlling the supply of a product simply to be able to price an item. I would argue that that some consumers are at loggerheads with the prospect of paying for IP simply because the cost of production is so marginal (due to the fact that a copy can be made for no cost).